Teachers, postal workers weigh Staples boycott

Posted on July 3, 2014July 3, 2014 by 21cpw

(July 2, 2014) Public school teachers across the USA are threatening to boycott office-supply retailer Staples during back-to-school shopping season, saying the Massachusetts-based chain’s plan to staff in-store U.S. Postal Service counters with its own store employees will replace “living-wage jobs” with lower-paying positions. Already, state teachers’ unions in California, Michigan and New Hampshire have…

APWU: SEIU Votes to Boycott Staples

Posted on June 30, 2014September 29, 2014 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 126-14 June 30, 2014 – The ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ movement got a big boost this month when the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) voted to endorse the boycott. The union represents building service, healthcare and government employees. In a letter to Staples CEO Ronald L. Sargent and Postmaster General Patrick R….

APWU: For Students to Win, Teachers Don’t Have to Lose

Posted on June 20, 2014June 20, 2014 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 122-14 June 20, 2014 – “On Tuesday morning, teachers across California got up, went to their schools and dedicated their day to helping students learn and grow. “While teachers led their classrooms, a judge in a Los Angeles courtroom said that for students to win, teachers have to lose,” wrote Randi…

APWU: National Education Association, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Join ‘Stop Staples’ Movement

Posted on June 11, 2014September 29, 2014 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 114-14 June 11, 2014 – The Stop Staples movement is continuing to gain momentum, with several important organizations showing support for the cause. The National Education Association (NEA), which represents 3 million educators, has written to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe [PDF] asking him to immediately reverse the decision to offer postal…

APWU: New Hampshire Teachers Union Joins ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ Campaign

Posted on May 27, 2014May 27, 2014 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 103-14 May 27, 2014 – The New Hampshire chapter of the American Federation of Teachers has joined the movement to Stop Staples, with the Board of Directors voting on May 23 to endorse the ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ campaign. The AFT-New Hampshire represents 4,000 teachers, school staff and public employees. AFT-New Hampshire…

APWU Members, Supporters Ramp Up Stop Staples Campaign

Posted on May 1, 2014May 7, 2014 by 21cpw

APWU News Bulletin 07-2014, May 1, 2014 | PDF APWU members were exuberant after staging 56 Stop Staples protests in 27 states on April 24 — and momentum is building. Carrying signs and chanting, “The U.S. Mail Is Not for Sale,” participants got the message across. The protests received extensive media coverage, including 1,196 television…